The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic WorldGlenn R. Bugh Cambridge University Press, 2006 M05 1 This Companion volume offers fifteen original essays on the Hellenistic world and is intended to complement and supplement general histories of the period from Alexander the Great to Kleopatra VII of Egypt. Each chapter treats a different aspect of the Hellenistic world - religion, philosophy, family, economy, material culture, and military campaigns, among other topics. The essays address key questions about this period: To what extent were Alexander's conquests responsible for the creation of this new 'Hellenistic' age? What is the essence of this world and how does it differ from its Classical predecessor? What continuities and discontinuities can be identified? Collectively, the essays provide an in-depth view of a complex world. The volume also provides a bibliography on the topics along with recommendations for further reading. |
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... spice lands of Arabia and constructing a vast arsenal on the Cilician coast in anticipation of a major offensive 8 in the west against Carthage and perhaps Southern Italy.7 ΙΟ THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
... spice lands of Arabia and constructing a vast arsenal on the Cilician coast in anticipation of a major offensive 8 in the west against Carthage and perhaps Southern Italy.7 ΙΟ THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
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... Macedonians, and for a few tense days, he threatened to replace them in toto, giving the distinctive Macedonian unit nomenclature to the Iranians . This was traditional Argead 14 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
... Macedonians, and for a few tense days, he threatened to replace them in toto, giving the distinctive Macedonian unit nomenclature to the Iranians . This was traditional Argead 14 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
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... the others were com- pelled by their conqueror to enjoy happiness . " This was a passage that underpinned Droysen's concept of the Hellenistic world . The incultur- 16 THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
... the others were com- pelled by their conqueror to enjoy happiness . " This was a passage that underpinned Droysen's concept of the Hellenistic world . The incultur- 16 THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC WORLD.
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... after they were denied return to their actual homelands. There is no indication that it percolated to the indigenous agrarian population . The children of Persia , Susiana 18 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
... after they were denied return to their actual homelands. There is no indication that it percolated to the indigenous agrarian population . The children of Persia , Susiana 18 The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
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... Hellenic and Babylonian communities remained separate ; one had its social ... age is his vision of the god king . Absolute monarchy was the basis of ... world ( Diod . 16.92.5 ) . Shortly before that , he had begun the building ...
... Hellenic and Babylonian communities remained separate ; one had its social ... age is his vision of the god king . Absolute monarchy was the basis of ... world ( Diod . 16.92.5 ) . Shortly before that , he had begun the building ...
Contents
28 | |
Section 2 | 52 |
Section 3 | 73 |
Section 4 | 93 |
Section 5 | 94 |
Section 6 | 113 |
Section 7 | 136 |
Section 8 | 158 |
Section 9 | 186 |
Section 10 | 208 |
Section 11 | 223 |
Section 12 | 241 |
Section 13 | 246 |
Section 14 | 265 |
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The Cambridge Ancient History John Boardman,I. E. S. Edwards,N. G. L. Hammond,E. Sollberger No preview available - 1982 |
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